Figure F17. Photomicrographs showing titanomagnetite morphologies.
Q. Early stages of maghemite (bright blue-gray) replacement of
titanomagnetite (dull pink-gray) in the Site 1205 basement lava units: maghemite
development along titanomagnetite cleavage planes and fractures in Subunit 30b;
note that several crystals are unaltered (Sample 197-1205A-45R-1,
126-128 cm) (reflected light; field of view = 0.25 mm;
photomicrograph 1205A-265). R. Titanomagnetite inclusions in
olivine from alkali basalt compared with groundmass titanomagnetite: two
inclusions (arrows) in an olivine phenocryst in Subunit 3b (Sample 197-1205A-8R-1
[Piece 4, 59-61 cm]) (reflected light; field of view = 0.25 mm;
photomicrograph 1205A-192).